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ableugnen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
  • disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.

Senses

ableugnen is used for these senses in English:

  • disavow (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
  • disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

disown — full definition

  1. verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
  2. verb To deny any connection with or responsibility for something.

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